Kitchen utility device



- y 1937- s. MINORS 2,081,636

KITCHEN UTILITY DEVICE Filed Feb. 16, 1935 ,1 6/ v r stanlgymmorsINVENTOR.

2. I ATTORNEY.

Patented May 25, 1937 233 1 35 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE KITCHENUTILITY DEVICE Stanley Minors, Youngstown, Ohio Application February1935. Serial No. 6,845

2 Claims. (01. 141-9) This invention relates to a kitchen applianceproximately as indicated on line l9 and as shown device. in the watergauge 20. The manner in which the The principal object of this inventionis to water is admitted and drawn from the interior provide adevice'which may be utilized in various of the container l2 and themanner in which hot 5 ways. air is forced into the container, in dryingdishes '5 A further object of the invention is to provide and the likewhen the device is used for that pura machine for washing and dryingdishes. pose, will be hereinafter described.

A further object of the device is to provide a By referring to Figure 1it will be seen that heating element for heating. water and forheatthere is provided a water tank 2| provided with I 10 .ing air usedin washing and drying dishes, reawater gauge 22. This water tank 2| issup- 10 spectively. ported upon a base member'23. This water tank Astill further object is to provide means for 2| is providedvwithatubular connection 24 havrotating a tray carrying dishes past aplurality of ing installed thereon a three-way valve 25. An jets forcinghot water inwardly upon the dishes. inlet 26 of the three-way valve 25may be utilized With the foregoing and other objects in view for the Pup se Of rawing Water from a ci y 15 which will appear as the descriptionproceeds, water system if desired, in place of taking it from theinvention resides in the combination and a rt e ater' tan The Water HOWPasses into rangement of parts and in the details of conthe interior ofthe container I2 at a point 21 and struction hereinafter described andclaimed, it is heated to a desirable temperatu e y means 01 beingunderstood that changes in the precise emthe heating unit It. 20

bodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can By referring to Figure 3it will be seen that a be made within the scope of what is claimed,suitable tray 28 is provided for holding dishes without departing fromthe spirit of the invention. and the like. It will be seen that there ispro- The invention is illustrated in the accompanyvided an uppersecuring means 29 which slides ing drawing, wherein: ,over the upper endII of the vertical shaft ill. 25

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device partly When the motor 4 isstarted this shaft is caused in cross section. to rotate, therebyrotating the tray 28. It will be Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of thedevice. seen that the interior of the container I2 is pro- Figure 3 is aperspective view of a dish tray. vided with a. removable screen 30 whichrests upon so By referring to Figures 1, and 2 it will be seen a supportmember 3|. This removable screen 30 30 that the device is portable,being mounted upon is for the purpose of preventing particles from legsi and carrying wheels 2. These legs I are falling into the lower part ofthe container.

secured to a base portion 3 to which is attached At this time a clutchlever 32 is moved so as to upon its under side a motor s provided with acontact a clutch member 33 which in turn me.-

35 flexible coupling 5 which couples to a shaft 6. nipulates a pump 341.Water is now pumped 35 This shaft 6 is held by means of supports 1. Itthrough tubing 35 into the pump 34, and then will also be-seen that thisshaft 6 is provided with upwardly through a-tube 36 leading to avertical an endless screw member 8 which functions with tube 31 having aplurality of jets 38, the inner a gear wheel 9. This gear wheel 9 iskeyed to a ends of which extend into the side wall of the vertical shaftIt having its upper end it formed container. The dishes within therotating tray '40 in a double T square and centrally positioned 28 arenow sprayed with hot water. When the within a container i2 positionedwithin a casing washing period has ended the water may be withi3. Thiscontainer 82 is spaced apart fromthe drawn from the container H by themanipulating base portion 3 by means of.a support Hi. This of a valvecontrol 39 turning a waste valve 40 space forms a chamber i5. Positioneddirectly which allows the used water to pass out through 45 underneaththe upper portion of the support I l an outlet tube 48. When the waterhas been there is provided an electrical heating unit It completelypumped from the interior of the conwith'electrical wires i'l attachedthereto and regtainer If, the waste valve 40 is closed and the ulated bymeans of a thermostat H3. The purclutch lever 32 is moved so as tocontact a fan pose of this electrical unit is to provide heat for clutch42, thereby setting in motion a fan 43, 60

heating water in the lower portion of the condrawing heated air into thefan at a point II and tainer i2 and also for providing heated air toforcing it upwardly through a tube terminating be forced into theinterior of the container i2 at an opening 45 in the container B2. Theheated when desired. When the device is used for the air is taken fromthe chamber l5, this chamber washing of dishes the water level may beapl5 being substantially closed butpermitting the avoid building up apressure within the interior.

of the container l2, there is provided a central screen 46 in the lid 41of the container l2.

It is obvious that various shapes and forms of trays may be used inorder to conform with the need in washing dishes and the like, and, ifdesirable, a number of trays may be used-at the same time.

What I claim is:--

1. In a device of the class described comprising a base, a containersupported on said base, an air chamber formed by and between said baseand the bottom of said container, said chamber being substantiallyclosed but permitting the entrance of air thereto, a rotating centralshaft within said container, means for rotating said central shaft, atray supported and rotated by said shaft within said container, aheating unit below said container and in the upper portion of the saidair chamber for the dual purpose of :heating the water in the containerand the air in the air chamber, a water inlet to said container, aplurality of jets positioned within said container together with pumpingmeans for forcing hot water from the container to the jets for washingpurposes, and a manually controlled fan means for transferring heatedair from the air chamber to the container for dryingpurposes.

2. In a dishwashing machine, the combination of a base, a containersupported on said base, an air chamber formed by and between said baseand the bottom of said container, said chamber beingsubstantially'closed but permitting the entrance of air thereto, arotating central shaft within said container, means for rotating saidcentral shaft, a tray supported and rotated by said shaft within saidcontainer, an electric thermostatically controlled heating unit belowsaid container and in the upper portion of the said air chamber for thedual purpose of heating the water in the container and the air in theair chamber, a water tank connected to said container as a source ofwater supply, a plurality of jets positioned within said containertogether with from falling into the lower part of the container,

and a screen air outlet on the top part of said container, substantiallyas described.

STANLEY MINORS.

